'Net Features : global green initiativehttp://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/tags/global+green+initiative/default.aspxTags: global green initiativeenCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)Green Web Hosting; REC's at FastHosts http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2009/02/17/green-web-hosting-rec-s-at-fasthosts.aspxTue, 17 Feb 2009 15:11:00 GMT1e469e21-c924-44fa-a132-47b5d0a8ad47:7507Pete Prestipino2http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=7507http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2009/02/17/green-web-hosting-rec-s-at-fasthosts.aspx#comments<p>It&#39;s interesting how when the economy hit the skids you heard less and less (or anything at all) about the &quot;green&quot; movement. For those Web professionals who are still dedicated to making a difference in the environment, however, reseller web hosting provider FastHosts announced they are now participating in a <a href="http://www.fasthosts.com/about-fasthosts/greener-hosting/"><b>green initiative</b></a> which ensures all of their services run from a green data center.&nbsp; <br /><br />As part of <i>United Internet&#39;s Global Green Initiative</i>, over 30K tons of CO2 are saved each year. Fasthosts has purchased enough Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from the non-profit, Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF), to match 100 percent of the electricity used at the company&#39;s data center. While green purists often scoff at the idea of only &quot;offsetting&quot; CO2 with these RECs, it does show a commitment to the environment and is something that resellers can use as a marketing tool with green-sensitive hosting customers. <br /><br />&quot;At Fasthosts it is important for us to offer our resellers a service that will allow them to succeed.&nbsp; Environmentally conscious products and services are in a great demand now, so we&#39;ve decided to offer our resellers the ability to sell a green product at no extra cost.&nbsp; Besides being a valuable selling point for our resellers, Fasthosts is proud to be an environmentally responsible company,&quot; said Steve Holford, CMO of Fasthosts.</p>
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